Chapter 314 – Audience?
[Current location: Golem Dungeon – Testing Battle Area.]
(Let’s see, if the experiment was correct... Then... Here.) – thought Thauma as it was working on the new four legged, before then moving away and picking up a watch like device.
"..."
(Go.) – ordered Thauma as it clicked the watch, revealing it to be a stopwatch, just as the golem began running at the top speed, quickly traversing the area, before then turning around and running right back towards Thauma.
*Click*
(Nice.) - thought Thauma as it stopped the stopwatch.
(The time got noticeable improved.)
(Beast legs, humanoid legs, reinforced legs and even wheel legs I’ve started making recently.)
(Everything is going smoothly.)
(Even if it was fully covered in armor, the speed increase will be still acceptable.)
(This is truly going nice, if I say so myself.) – thought Thauma as it picked up a clipboard and recorded down the speed of the golem, before then heading right back towards the workshop.
(The golem research is improving way better than I’ve thought.)
(I still have goblins and pigmen to research on, but these current results are already acceptable.)
(The outpost upgrading and the trade path is getting more secured. We should be able to conduct bigger deals soon, allowing me to finally get my hands on goblins and pigmen.)
(...Still... It has been about half a year after the whole freaking incident, yet nothing was happening?) – thought Thauma as it approached it work bench and put down the clipboard.
(And half a year since Porai was forced to work back at her own factory.)
(But, despise her being gone, everything looked pretty well.)
(Honestly, I was prepared for another attack or something, or maybe the news about the war spreading... But so far? Everything was good.) – thought Thauma as it noticed one a magic tool with several rods with orbs acting up, with one of the orbs with something written below it starting to act up.
(A messenger?) – thought Thauma as it stopped its work and approached the one of its headgear devices which was located near the multi rodded device.
The golem grabbed and put it on its head, before then attaching it completely and activating the device.
In the next moment the golem’s vision changed, causing it to gain the vision of the multi eyed humanoid golem called messenger golem, which Thauma could operate from the great distance.
And while the golem was operating the golem, a trio of men had entered the construction site, where the golems were working on building a wall.
"I still can’t believe it." – said one of the two warriors who had a short brown hair.
"The dungeon is really making a city."
"How does that work? I mean, only dungeon master is the real thinking golem, right? Does it want to have a city just full of mindless golems? Or will it welcome outside and what not?"
"It is honestly not our place to question it... But honestly, I’m curios about this as well." – said the guard with the beard.
"Is it really to just defend the dungeon? Or maybe he is trying to do something different?" – said the warrior with the beard as he looked around, inspecting the surrounding working golems as well as the combat golems standing guard.
"!"
"The messenger is coming." – said the man who held a mage staff as his group was about to meet up with messenger golem which the dungeon master controlled.
{"Greetings, Wikan, Gregory and Ivar."} – the messenger golem took out a note, greeting three men.
"Greetings, Lord Thauma." – said the man who appears to be mage named Wikan.
(Wikan, Gregory and Ivar.) – thought Thauma as it observed the trio through the eyes of the messenger golem.
(After Porai had left her work, these three were dispatched by the empire as a messenger.)
(One of the closest villages to the dungeon were remade and used as their base, while a second base was made for the empire forces inside of this territory where my golems are construction the outpost.)
(These 3 people are in charge of giving me information or they are used to make deals between me and the empire regarding our trades.)
(The trio here is somewhat strong, meaning that if some third unwanted party were to make a move and they would be targeted, they can defend themselves.)
{"Is by any chance is it about the request of materials or golems?"}
"N-no. It is actually not about the trade." – said Wikan.
"Actually... Is it possible for you to meet someone?"
[Some time ago.]
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN ENDERA IS PLANNING ON MEETING THE DUNGEON MASTER!?" – shouted the emperor Gustav as one of the castle knights came to his office.
"When did she left?!"
"We... Few days ago?" – said the knight.
"Nobody really through about this much, since she is traveling a lot from place to place... But when we found out where she was going... I came to inform you as soon as possible."
"...Fuck." – said the emperor.
(She didn’t asked for my permission or anything! She just went for it?!) – thought exhausted emperor.
(I’ve just woken up too and this is the first I find in the morning?!)
"... How much time she should have until she arrives at the dungeon?" – asked the emperor.
"Em... We don’t know?" – replied the knight.
"...What?" – asked the emperor as he looked directly at the knight.
"I-it seems that the princess doesn’t really want the meeting to be publicly known, that is why she doesn’t want to stand out too much."
"The only reason why we found out was because of one of her servants told us about this... Which was under the princess’s direct orders."
"..."
(WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU STUPID GIRL?!) – thought the emperor as he grabbed his head.
"S-should we try to find her and-"
"Give up." – said the emperor before the knight could finish speaking.
"She is loyal and smart."
"However, in some areas she can be extremely stubborn."
"Knowing her, she is dead set on meeting the dungeon master by any means."
"And she would definitely fight back if we try to stop her."
"...True... Lady Endera is one of our nation’s strongest knights. She would be definitely able to deal with soldiers that would find her... This would also be the same result for the vampire searchers." – said knight.
"...Set up the line." – said the emperor.
"I will have to request the dungeon master about the meeting."
[Back to the present.]
{"Princess of the empire?"} – asked the messenger golem.
"Yes... We are wondering if it will be possible for you to grant an audience for her highest as soon as possible."
"Is it possible for you to adjust your schedule?"
"It is very important."
"If possible, this week."
"..."
(Princess Endera Warmin. The first-born child of the current emperor.) – thought Thauma.
(As soon as she turned 18, she decided to abandon her claim to the throne and pursue the military and justice system, becoming somebody well known in the Gorijy empire before when it was still an Gorijy kingdom.)
("Princess Knight".)
(I’ve only met her once when the contract was being officially signed, but we never talked or anything like that. We just met and then she left with her family.)
(After the contract was signed, I’ve never met or talked with anybody from the emperor or the vampire families.)
(The only thing at best I did, was talking with the emperor or the vampire leader few times when Porai was around to say the stuff I was writing.)
(But even that only happened few times.)
(So why SHE is wanting an audience with me?)
"..."
{"I can welcome her at any time."}
{"Although, I wouldn’t be able to threat her any food that fit her status though."}
"No. Everything is fine as long as you agree for the meeting." – replied somewhat relived Wikan.
"This week will be possible?"
{"Yes. Probably not today, but I should be able to welcome her anytime in this week."}
{"Please also tell me if you need me to do something specific as well."}
"..."
"Actually... Is it possible to keep the meeting a secret?" – asked Wikan.
"Like, if anybody ask you about it, can you not tell anybody? You can Ariava of course, but outside of her, it would be for the best if you kept it a secret."
"..."
{"I understand."} – replied Thauma as he dungeon master as well as the empire messenger talked for bit more, before moments later the messenger turned around and left.
"..."
(Princess.) – thought Thauma as it discounted the headgear device from its head.
(Why would she come here?)
(I’m dungeon master.)
(True, I may had been peaceful so far, but the fact remains that I’m a monster that rules a dungeon which can produce dangerous monsters.)
(She probably knows that I cannot touch her since she is a princess... But still... Face to face meeting?)
(She could had somewhat good results with communication tool too. Obviously, somebody would need to say that I’m saying, but still... Why-)
"..."
(Private meeting?)
(She wants to talk in private between me and her?)
(If I were to guess, maybe she was the one who wants to make sure that this meeting will be kept a secret too?)
(But... If that is the case... Then why?)
(What is her goal?)